BYFE3100 The Building Prosess Course description

The Building Process course prepares students for a profession, and they are expected to have already acquired a number of building qualifications during the course of their studies. The Building Process course trains students to work as part of a systematic whole and it enables them to make better use of a life-cycle approach, where technical and functional performance as well as financial, social and environmental issues are taken into consideration.

Presence on the course days is important for the result of the exam.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has:

• an understanding of cooperation when using BIM
• an understanding of life-cycle analyses, costs, time consumption, quality assurance systems, HSE in the building and construction industry, environmental certification systems and use of the Management, Maintenance, Operation and Development system
• knowledge of the phases in a building project and the different parties’ roles and responsibility, with the main emphasis on integrated planning using BIM
• knowledge of different contract models and the different contracts used in the building and construction industry
• knowledge of the statutory requirements that apply to the building, especially TEK.

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Skills

The student is capable of:

• preparing plans for progress, finances, production, HSE and quality assurance ;
• drafting and using contracts and descriptions in accordance with applicable standards/process codes
• using TEK in different circumstances
• carrying out a simple risk analysis

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General competence

The student:

• has an understanding of the interaction between the different players involved in the building process
• has an understanding of consequences
• has the ability to communicate the construction engineer’s roles in a systemic context
• is capable of working in a team

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• has in-depth knowledge of calculation methods for statically indeterminate versus determinate structures
• has broad knowledge of the functions of common structures
• is familiar with the design process and relevant standards
• is familiar with bracing principles
• is familiar with the effect of temperature changes on structures

Skills

The student is capable of:

• performing buckling calculations for simple constructions with axial loads
• applying the unit load method to calculate one and two times statically indeterminate structures and of calculating deformation using the reduction postulate
• analysing frames using the moment distribution method
• analysing different structures using equilibrium considerations
• designing appropriate wind bracing
• determining relevant loads and load combinations in accordance with standards
• calculating the effect of temperature loads on simple structures
• performing simple static calculations using computer program

General competence

The student is capable of:

• planning and carrying out the first design phase for a building, i.e. up until the material specific design (e.g. concrete, steel and wood)
• assessing and analysing various load-bearing systems
• evaluating and verifying the output from computer program

Lectures and supervision of assigned exercises. The course also includes practical exercises in the classroom / computer lab.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 5 of 9 individual calculation exercises
• 1 group assignment in data lab, 5-10 page report
• 1 group assignment in practical lab, 5-10 page report

Individual written exam, 3 hours

The result of the exam can be appealed.

A resit or rescheduled exam may take the form of an oral exam. If oral exams are used for resits or rescheduled exams, the exam results cannot be appealed.

All aids enclosed with the exam question paper, printed and written aids, and a handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Grade scale A-F.